Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Triple Etched Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles and the factors which influenced

and the factors which influenced the design of the headdress

It is maker marked on the inner draw of the telescope

and deployed to RAF Kings Cliffe (AAF-367)

All straps

During World War II the Schwarzlose saw limited action in North Africa as an anti-aircraft weapon in Italian service

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Triple Etched Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles and the factors which influencedOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet, the Seitengewehr (Sidearm) M1898. This longer bayonet gave an Infantryman the ability to bring a Cavalryman down from his horse, due to the bayonets long reach. Of course Cavalry was soon becoming a thing of the past and these long bayonets were being surpassed by different and shorter versions. At the start of WWI in 1914